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    CVE-2006-4542

    Webmin before 1.296 and Usermin before 1.226 do not properly handle a URL with a null ("%00") character, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS), read CGI program source code, list directories, and possibly execute programs.

    Published:Sep 5, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 5, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.02523
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Usermin
    Product
    Usermin
    Vendor
    Webmin
    Product
    Webmin

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2007-1276 (CVSS 4.3) — Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in chooser.cgi in Webmin before 1.330 and Usermin before 1…
    CVE-2006-4246 (CVSS 3.6) — Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save…
    CVE-2006-3392 (CVSS 5) — Webmin before 1.290 and Usermin before 1.220 calls the simplify_path function before decoding HTML, which allo…
    CVE-2005-3042 (CVSS 7.5) — miniserv.pl in Webmin before 1.230 and Usermin before 1.160, when "full PAM conversations" is enabled, allows …
    CVE-2005-1177 (CVSS 10) — Unknown vulnerability in (1) Webmin and (2) Usermin before 1.200 causes Webmin to change permissions and owner…
    CVE-2004-1468 (CVSS 7.5) — The web mail functionality in Usermin 1.x and Webmin 1.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands…
    CVE-2004-0559 (CVSS 2.1) — The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install t…
    CVE-2004-0588 (CVSS 6.8) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web mail module for Usermin 1.070 allows remote attackers to i…
    CVE-2004-0583 (CVSS 5) — The account lockout functionality in (1) Webmin 1.140 and (2) Usermin 1.070 does not parse certain character s…
    CVE-2003-0101 (CVSS 10) — miniserv.pl in (1) Webmin before 1.070 and (2) Usermin before 1.000 does not properly handle metacharacters su…

    References

    http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2399776858/index.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21690
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22087
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016776
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016777
    http://webmin.com/security.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
    http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/89_e.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:170
    http://www.osvdb.org/28337
    http://www.osvdb.org/28338
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19820
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3424
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28699
    http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2399776858/index.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21690
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22087
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22556
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016776
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016777
    http://webmin.com/security.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1199
    http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/89_e.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:170
    http://www.osvdb.org/28337
    http://www.osvdb.org/28338
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19820
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3424
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28699

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High